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Wednesday, November, 11, 2009

Treatment For Adhd In Children

Clinical trial: Clonicel for ADHD

October 03, 2008
This Phase III clinical trial is enrolling children ages 6 - 17 with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder to test how well Clonicel treats ADHD. Clonicel is a 12-hour, sustained-release version of clonidine hydrochloride, a medication approved to treat high blood pressure. Sciele Pharma, Inc., and Addrenex Pharmaceuticals are testing the medication for the treatment of ADHD in children. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Frequently Asked Questions About Behavior Modification
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

...of expectations on the part of the parent and the child Set reward for acceptable behavior... Read more »

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Treating Children with ADHD and Depression
By Dr. Ballas , Health Expert

When a child comes to a doctor's office with problems with attention, whether it's due to ADHD or... Read more »

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The Latest on Alternative Treatments
By Terry Matlen, ACSW , Health Expert

...showing that St. John's Wort is not an effective treatment for ADHD in children.   The St. John... Read more »

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Myth: ADHD is a Childhood Disorder
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

ADHD was once considered a childhood disorder. It was thought that individuals outgrew the... Read more »

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New Study Shows ADHD Meds Do Not Raise Risk of Substance Abuse
By Terry Matlen, ACSW , Health Expert

Deciding to medicate your ADHD child is never an easy decision for parents. Hearing rants from... Read more »

Health Guide

Auditory Stimulation: ADHD Alternative Treatments
Auditory stimulation is a method of helping children by providing music while completing a task. In a study (completed by the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Schneider Children’s... Read more »
Candida Yeast: ADHD Alternative Treatments
...on ADHD. Mar 2006. Bernard-Bonnin, Dr. Anne-Claude. "The use of alternative therapies in treating children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder." Canadian Pediatrics Committee. 2003. Read more »
Parenting When Both Parent and Child Have ADHD
...that since ADHD is highly genetic: there’s a pretty good chance that a parent with ADHD will have a child with ADHD. In fact, there is approximately a 50% chance of that occurring.  So what... Read more »
Are We Overmedicating Our Children?
...Almost Half of Kids with ADHD Are Not Being Treated, Study Finds, on ScienceDaily.com, the amount of children taking medications for ADHD tripled between 1975 and 1987. The number of adolescents... Read more »
ADHD Alternative Treatments: Antimotion Sickness Medication
...on ADHD. Mar 2006. Bernard-Bonnin, Dr. Anne-Claude. "The use of alternative therapies in treating children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder." Canadian Pediatrics Committee. 2003. Read more »

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Vyvanse is effective in treating adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, according to new clinical trial results. In the study, 414... Read summary »

ADHD Damages Workplace Efficiency
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Workers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) do 22 days less work per year than those without the disorder. As... Read summary »

Almost half of kids with ADHD are not treated, researchers say
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ADHD supplement claims often unproven
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Doctors explain heart screening advice for ADHD patients
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The American Heart Association recently recommended that children taking stimulant medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder have an... Read summary »